Articles by Emily C. Baker

“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”  Albert Einstein Getting divorced is inherently a difficult process that involves conflict and differing views as to what constitutes a fair outcome.  The parties have divergent interests and emotions may run high, particularly when a sexual relationship outside the marriage is involved.  Yet…

“I work incredibly hard to earn the income that I take home.  I may not want to continue to work until normal retirement age.  But if I do work that long, I don’t want to still be paying alimony after I retire.” These feelings are very common for the high…

In 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in its Obergefell decision that American same-sex couples are entitled to marry “on the same terms and conditions as opposite-sex couples.”  With this decision, the Supreme Court made a huge difference in the lives of committed same-sex couples and their children.  In its…

The American legal framework regarding the custody of children when their parents divorce has undergone tremendous change since the years when the “tender years’ doctrine” and the “maternal preference” favored the mother if parents could not agree on how to resolve custody issues.  In addition, in the past, custody was…

When a military member and his or her spouse divorce, one important objective is to divide military retirement benefits in a manner which recognizes the contributions and sacrifices of both parties during the marriage.  Yet achieving that objective can be extremely complicated, and a decision of the US. Supreme Court…